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10/10/23
Glen Forest Families:
Please join us this Thursday, October 12th from 10:00-10:45 am in the cafe for our 2nd Family Engagement Meeting of the school year. The topic will be GFES Orientation; all things you need to know as a parent! Our Dean of Student, Mr. Rashad DeMesme, will be presenting and Spanish and Arabic translation will be available. We hope to see you Thursday!
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Understanding the Full-Time AAP (Advanced Academic Programs) Screening Process
At this meeting, parents of 2nd-5th grade students will learn about Fairfax County’s AAP Full-Time Services Referral, Screening, and Identification Process. There will be an Arabic and Spanish translator available.
When: Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023, 6:30-7:30 PM
Where: Glen Forest Cafeteria
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Attendance Updates: Even though our competition with Beech Tree has come to an end, our attendance rate last week was the highest yet at 96.32%. Thank you, families, for your support in ensuring your children come to school. The numbers tell it all...if a student misses just 2 days per month, that equals 30 hours of math instruction and 60 hours of reading and writing instruction over the course of the school year. Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school—and themselves. |
Looking for a Sponsor: Glen Forest Eagle Running Club is looking for sponsors to support our school and runners who started training from September 26th through November 16th on completing a 5k! Our race will be November 18th, 2023! Please reach out if you know someone who would like to sponsor our club and runners! |
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Don't Let Language be a Barrier: FCPS language lines are available in eight different languages to assist families who do not speak English as their first language. A school system employee will respond to your call in your preferred language within 24 hours, Monday through Friday. The caller will provide you with the requested information, arrange for you to speak with the appropriate school employee, or connect you with the resource that you are looking to find.
To use the family information phone lines please call:
Amharic: 571-423-4957
Arabic: 571-423-4952
Chinese: 571-423-4953
Farsi: 571-423-4954
Korean: 571-423-4951
Spanish: 571-423-4950
Urdu: 571-423-4955
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The Book Fair is coming to Glen Forest! Mark your calendars for October 30th - November 3rd when the Scholastic Book Fair comes to the GFES library. Our librarian, Ms. Haley Crittenden-Gordon is looking for volunteers to help set up and to help students make purchases. Email her at hacrittenden@fcps.edu if you are able and willing to volunteer. Thank you! |
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We Need Your Help! If you have children who ride the bus, please remind them of the proper bus behavior expectations listed below. Consistent messaging from home and school will help keep our students safe. Thank you!
- Stay seated
- Use a indoor voice
- Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself
- Use kind and appropriate language
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Zones of Regulation: At Glen Forest, we teach our students strategies to recognize emotions and how they can manage these emotions. The Zones of Regulation organizes our feelings, states of alertness, and energy levels into four colored Zones – Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red. The simple, common language and visual structure of The Zones of Regulation helps make the complex skill of regulation more concrete for learners and those who support them. We learn to regulate our Zones to meet our goals and task demands, as well as support our overall well-being. Ask your children about which tools they use to self-regulate in each of the zones!
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What will your child be learning this year?
You can visit this link on the FCPS website to see the elementary school academics by grade level.
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Glen Forest Administration:
Dee Dee Herndon-Wilson, Principal, dlherndonwi1@fcps.edu
Liz Manning, Assistant Principal for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades - Manning, eamanning1@fcps.edu
Chris Musgnug, Assistant Principal for Kindergarten, 4th, and 5th Grade, ccmusgnug@fcps.edu
Jessica Green, Assistant Principal for Pre-K and Special Education, jgreen@fcps.edu
Rashad DeMesme, Dean of Students for all Grades, rdemesme@fcps.edu
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If you have any comments, concerns, questions, or compliments, please email me at dlherndonwi1@fcps.edu. Thank you for sharing your children with us and for your continued partnership in their education.
From Many, We are ONE! Team Glen Forest! #GFeaglessoar
Warmly,
Dee Dee Herndon-Wilson, Your Proud Principal
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